December 2009
34 posts
“But if anyone should be working day and night to deflect or keep the heat off...”
– USC Coach Pete Carroll has been hung out to dry by Mike Garrett — latimes.com
Not cool. Really not cool.
"Touchdown Jesus:" At Notre Dame, Anti-Choicers... →
(via katoleary)
“I wish they had football games at night. I’d sleep like a baby.”
– A coworker. We obviously don’t have much in common
“According to Phil Steele’s 2009 College Football Preview ratings, Boston...”
– Dash through the 2009 bowl season and find out which teams will win - ESPN
Well. At least we’ve got something going for us…
“After practice, junior tailback Joe McKnight and junior defensive end Everson...”
– USC Football FYI, LA Times
Probably beats wind sprints. When I played softball, it was springtime and there were a lot of rainouts, and we practiced sliding in the mud puddles (note to Mark Sanchez!) It was pretty awesome, so rolling the length of the field on wet turf doesn’t really sound...
Vol's Kiffin: NCAA Investigation a Compliment →
Haha. Kiffin is still Krazy. Gotta love his positive spin on everything. I think it’s great. Eerie, but great.
The BCS: "Blatant Robbery" →
“In any other business, if six major manufacturers got together and acted in concert with their distributors to ensure that, even if their product is lousy and market demand is low, they are guaranteed a vast majority of profits, what would you call that? Unlawful, that’s what. Yet that’s exactly how the BCS operates.”
The Washington Post’s Sally Jenkins writes a...
“Canadians, not properly understanding football, are actually giving those who...”
– EDSBS » Archive » BOWL SWAG RUNDOWN, 2009-2010
We’re in a recession, peeps. The Swag Bags are much less impressive than in years past.
Blah Bowl Games
Friend: So, what do you think of the bowl games?
Me: .....Um...............I don't know........
Friend: [speechless that I seem to lack an opinion for once]
Me: I'm just not super excited about any of them. [looks online to double-check if there's anything good] Yeah, there's REALLY not one game I actually care about
marcusallenthecat:
(via EDSBS)
And now, a gratuitous Tebow photo:
RAWR.
Carroll confirms, accepts Weis apology - USC : The... →
“Carroll added that he found it ironic that Weis purportedly ‘was addressing that things on the Internet can cause problems for people, and that’s exactly what he did.’”
USC football: Charlie Weis says comments about... →
Charlie Weis attempts to cover his rear and blames the entire thing on the media taking it out of context. Yes, that often happens, but it’s a rather convenient excuse. If anyone else happened to see the original piece, in its entirety, when it was online in the wee hours of the morning (I linked to it here but the comments re: Carroll have since been removed), you’d notice it was in Q...
Is Pete Carroll Living With a Grad Student?? →
That’s what Charlie Weis told IrishIllustrated.com’s Tim Prister in a brand new interview published by Yahoo! Sports. So far, there are no official news items about it and no evidence from any…
Texas Gets Second Chance at BCS Title; Do They... →
(via pac10football)
NO. (Full disclaimer: I did not click on the above link. I do not have to. I already know the answer. No Texas.)
Suh plays the game of his life in Nebraska's... →
Know what else will be disappointing? If Ndamukong Suh doesn’t get invited to New York for the Heisman presentation this week. Nowhere does it say the winner has to be an offensive player on one of the most prominent teams in the nation, but that’s generally the norm. I’d love it if the voters broke the mold for once (since you know they’re not going to do it when it comes...
Alabama Crimson Tide QB Greg McElroy shines in SEC... →
“In the second quarter, McElroy threw a hefty block on an extra-effort run by Trent Richardson, possibly flexing at the Florida bench after the play — though he denied it afterward. ‘As far as the muscle pose is concern, I don’t have a lot to show off, so no,’ McElroy said. ‘And if I did so, it was totally by accident.’”
Adorable.
I’m not at...
NFL: 10-Spot
Adam Schefter - ESPN →
“Minnesota’s Adrian Peterson continually does the unimaginable and the unthinkable. But few numbers top his most recent statistical oddity. In his three NFL seasons, Peterson now has rushed for over 1,000 yards six different times, including four this year. How is this possible? Just look at what he has done this season. Two Sundays ago against Seattle, on a third-quarter carry,...
USC's Brown serves, protects - The Orange County... →
So glad Michael Lev wrote this piece on ‘SC’s version of The Blind Side: left tackle Charles Brown. I love it when good things come to very deserving people, and I’m so glad he’ll get his shot at the NFL. I’m really looking forward to watching him find success in the pros and wish him all the best.
“It doesn’t matter if I get home at two in the morning, she’s...”
– Urban Meyer re: his wife, Shelley.
Another reason I have a lot of respect for him.
The Florida coach is alternately a hard-ass and a softy, - 12.07.09 - SI Vault
Mardy Gilyard overcame great odds to lead... →
“The young man living in his car is passing out free sack lunches in the park downtown. He’s fresh from his construction job, so he looks a lot like the people he’s feeding: dirty blue jeans; hooded sweatshirt; size-12, steel-toed Red Wing boots. A homeless man, feeding homeless men. Charity squared.
In two years, he would be breaking pass receiving records on an undefeated team...
“I’ve been here for 14 years. I was bred here. A lot of this city loves me, and I...”
– ray lewis on baltimore. (via dogearthispage)
Tiger's a Cheat. Let's Move On...Do It for the... →
I’m over it.
Update: El’s getting mo’ money, “revising” the prenup (you can do that? aight). Good on her. If you’re going to stand by your unfaithful man, you may as well get a sweet signing bonus for it. She’ll be fine. They’ll all be fine.
Ok, now I’m over it.
TigerWoods.com: Tiger comments on current events →
Full text copied below, for all you lovelies too unmotivated to click the link. For the record, I think it’s all that needs to be said on the matter. It won’t be all that’s said on the matter, unfortunately, but I would be quite happy if this statement was the last I ever heard of the whole mess.
I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart....
No adultery before 9 a.m., s'il vous plait
My local radio station decided to be awesome and play the Tiger Woods voicemail just as I happened to switch over. I think I’m about to hear the punch line to one of those prank calls and instead I get Tiger asking a former Tool Academy cast member to take her name off her voicemail (smart move, btw).
PLEASE. As if it wasn’t bad enough that I was tired and grouchy and headed to work,...
